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New Stuff Monday

This has been the best Monday morning!  I was expecting two packages to arrive for me at work, Friday, and it seems the both arrived after I left, so I waited until today to go in and get them (it costs $12 in gas for a round trip to work — bleh). One of the items was a replacement.  I originally ordered a pair of Skullcandy Earbuds for my iPhone.. Read More

Surprise! Rock Band 2 announced – Joystiq

Now THIS is the way to do a sequel!!!! THANK YOU, Harmonix! Check this out:  Rock Band 1 DLC is compatible.  This means that the 50 songs I’ve bought are going to work.  Makes sense, right?  I’m looking at you, Guitar Hero.  Individual game discs for say, the 80’s or Aerosmith suck ass. Rock Band 1 instruments are compatible.  Awesome!  Not as big a deal as the DLC, but this.. Read More

Video: In-game XMB demonstrated on PS3 v2.40 – Engadget

Wow.  It’s only taken them two years to get it, but the in-game cross media bar (XMB) is officially coming to firmware 2.4. PS3 launched on 11.17.2006 in the US (and a day earlier in Japan), and without these features, you actually had to leave your games to see any messages your friends sent you.  That may not seem like a big deal, but most of the time those messages.. Read More